Measured Tone Quotes

I would not go so far as to say that we are completely changing our outlook.

I try to make what I say count.

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.

We still need a voice that thinks before it speaks.

Particularly [Alfred] Hitchcock, who takes his time with everything he says. There's a controlling way in how he speaks because he takes his time to finish all his sentences.

We must curb ourfury, and allow sadness to diminish, and speak our stories with coolness and deliberation.

True eloquence consists in saying all that should be said, and that only.

Hitchcock's got a very interesting voice; it's a very controlled, measured rhythm that's quite slow and, in that sense, also felt quite controlling in its pace. He retained something from his childhood, that London sound, as well as adopting some of the L.A. sounds... All of this helps you create the character.